Science Behind Vaping

Posted by Courtney
on
January 16, 2017

Electronic Cigarettes and the Science Behind Vaping

Vaping is a trend that’s really taken off in the last couple
of years. It’s revolutionary! Smoking is one of the biggest contributors to lung
cancer, and there’s finally an alternative. In fact, many would argue that
vaping is even better than smoking.

Vapor already tastes better than smoke, and on top of that, there are thousands of
delicious eJuice flavors to choose from. It doesn’t leave behind that terrible smoking smell that you
get with cigarettes, and as many researches have claimed that it’s a much
healthier option. Many have switched, but many are still holding on to their
cigarettes. This is due mostly to a lack of information. Many people just don’t
know how vaping works.

Here we’ll explain in detail the science behind vaping and
all the working parts involved in the process. There are several form factors,
so for convenience sake, we’ll limit this
article to mod/tank style vaporizers.

The Mod

There are two main parts of an Electronic Cigarette: the battery mod component and the
tank which holds the eJuice. Simply put, the mod is the part of the vaping device that provides power to
the rest of the unit. It’s the part of the Electronic Cigarette that is held in the hand,
so ideally it should be smooth and ergonomic in design.

Portability is
determined largely by the size of the Vaping Device, but because it also contains the battery, so the smaller size often mean a smaller battery capacity. Basically this simply means its going to need a recharge more often.

Some mods go above and beyond and provide a portable mod
with great battery life, but usually,
there’s a bartering system between portability and battery life. Having more of
one will often mean having less of the other.

The Tank (Atomizer)

This is the second half of an Electronic Cigarette and any vaping device for that matter. There are several
different kinds of
tanks used for vaping which in theory all do the same thing but perform much differently. The tank is
responsible both for holding your e-liquid and converting it into vapor. Power
is supplied by the battery, which then, in turn,
heats up a coil in the atomizer.

Another main function of the
atomizer tank is to deliver the
e-liquid to the coil, where the heat converts the liquid into vapor. Most
differences between atomizers occur in the process of delivering the e-liquid
to the atomizer, but we won’t get into all the different methods here as that
information alone is enough for an entirely new article.

Why is vaping
healthier than smoking?

Now that we’ve gone over the science behind the process that
occurs when vaping, we can talk about why it’s largely considered better than
smoking.

There are several reasons, but let’s start with
combustion.
Combustion is what happens when the temperature of a dry material
surpasses a certain point, changing the chemical properties of the substance
and releasing smoke. The exact temperature at which combustion occurs depends
on the material. It’s generally believed that tobacco combustion at 600 °C.

Tobacco companies typically have hundreds if not thousands
of chemicals in their cigarettes. When combustion occurs, the smoke from a
cigarette contains over seven hundred carcinogens, which are chemicals linked
to the development of cancer.

The vapor that you inhale from a vaporizer usually contains
no carcinogens at all, and on the rare occasion that it does, there are nowhere
near as many. In fact, the only time carcinogens have ever been found in vapor
was during the use of a vaporizer at more than 5 volts. Average vapers typically don’t reach that level.

This is due firstly to the fact that vapor is produced by
heating an e-liquid as opposed to tobacco. When liquid is exposed to heat it
doesn’t combust, it simply evaporates. It’s also due to the purity of e-liquid.
Unlike tobacco, the number of ingredients used in e-liquids is very low.

In fact, most e-liquids only contain around 4 ingredients which are PG, VG, Nicotine and of course everyone's favorite part, the
flavor concentrate for e-liquid which of course makes the vape liquid taste so good. If you buy your e-liquid from a well-known and reliable company, all the e-liquid ingredients should no doubt be "food grade" meaning it meets the standards for human consumption and the eliquid made with the best premium quality ingredients.

This short vaping guide hopefully helped you familiarize yourself of the basic process behind vaping and outline the basic components of an ECig used for vaping. Electronic Cigarettes and vaping are fast becoming trend that could improve the lives of millions of tobacco smokers, so if you’re still
smoking, drop the cigarette and do your self a favor.

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